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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Dubuque County, Iowa. Official Website Dubuque County is named for French trader Julien Dubuque, the first European settler of Iowa, and an early lead mining pioneer in what is now Dubuque County. Dubuque was French Canadian, and had (by most accounts) a friendly relationship with the local Fox tribe of Native Americans. He and oth...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Johnson County, Iowa. Johnson County was established in December 1837 by the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory and was named for the US Vice President Richard M. Johnson. Adjacent Counties Benton County Linn County Iowa County Washington County Cedar County Muscatine County Louisa County Cities, Townships & ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed on December 21, 1837 and named after US President Andrew Jackson. Adjacent Counties Dubuque County Jones County Jo Daviess County, Illinois Carroll County, Illinois Clinton County Cities Andrew Baldwin Bellevue La Motte Maquoketa (County Seat) M...
State of Iowa Portal . Wikipedia Please go to following link for further information: United States with Counties, Areas & Communities Project . Projects on Geni Cities & Towns Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Iowa City Pella Sioux City
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Carroll County, Iowa. Official Website Carroll County was formed on January 15, 1851 from sections of Pottawattamie County. It was named after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, the only Roman Catholic and longest-living signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1855, the county government was established in Carrolton and...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Scott County, Iowa. Official Website The first American settlement in the area now known as Scott County was Clark's Ferry or Clark's Landing (now Buffalo) in 1833. Other early towns included Davenport (now the county seat and largest city) and the town of Rockingham (which ceased to exist in 1847). The area was fully surveyed in 1...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Official Website Cerro Gordo County was formed in 1851 and takes its name from the Battle of Cerro Gordo in the Mexican–American War, where General Winfield Scott defeated the Mexican General Santa Anna on April 18, 1847. In 1851 the first white settlers came into the area of the present county and settled...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pocahontas County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed in 1851 and was named after the Native American princess, Pocahontas, from Jamestown, Virginia. Adjacent Counties Palo Alto County Humboldt County Webster County Buena Vista County Calhoun County Cities, Townships & Communities Bellville | Cedar | Center...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Woodbury County, Iowa. Official Website Originally established in 1851 as Wahkaw County, the Iowa Legislature in 1853 changed the name to Woodbury County in honor of Levi Woodbury (1789–1851), a senator and governor of New Hampshire who served as a Supreme Court justice from 1844 until his death. Adjacent Counties Plymouth Count...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Henry County, Iowa. Official Website Henry County was formed on December 7, 1836 under the jurisdiction of Wisconsin Territory, and became a part of Iowa Territory when the Iowa Territory was formed on July 4, 1838. It was named for General Henry Dodge, Governor of the Wisconsin Territory. Adjacent Counties Des Moines County L...
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project (LHP), a group on Facebook. The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members. Those wanting to join this project should be member...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Jones County, Iowa. Official Website The county was founded in 1837 and named after George Wallace Jones, a United States Senator and member of Congress. Adjacent Counties Delaware County Dubuque County Jackson County Clinton County Cedar County Linn County Cities Anamosa (County Seat) Cascade Martelle Mon...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clay County, Iowa. Official Website Established in 1851, its name is in honor of Henry Clay, Jr., a colonel who died in action in the Mexican–American War, and son of Henry Clay, famous American statesman from Kentucky. Adjacent Counties Dickinson County Palo Alto County Buena Vista County O'Brien County Cities & Town...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Buchanan County, Iowa. Official Website Buchanan County was formed on December 21, 1837 from parts of Dubuque County. It was named after future United States president James Buchanan . A number of historic communities in Buchanan County once appeared on state maps, but no longer exist. Hamerville was located east of Brandon at the ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Official Website A largely rural and agricultural county, Winneshiek County has a rich cultural history from Czech, Slovak, English, Irish, German, Swiss, and Norwegian immigrants that have settled within its boundaries. The county was originally settled in 1848 in present-day Bloomfield Township (near Cas...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tama County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed on February 17, 1843 and was named for Taimah, a leader of the Meskwaki Indians. Adjacent Counties Grundy County Black Hawk County Benton County Iowa County Poweshiek County Jasper County Marshall County Cities, Townships & Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Official Website Black Hawk County was formed on February 17, 1853 from sections of Buchanan County. It was named after Chief Black Hawk , a Sauk leader during the 1832 Black Hawk War . Adjacent Counties Bremer County Buchanan County Benton County Tama County
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Fayette County, Iowa. Fayette County was founded on December 21, 1837, as a part of Wisconsin Territory. It was named after Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, a French general and politician, who came to America in 1777 to fight in the Revolutionary War, and who was named Major General of the Continental Army. The county was form...
This project is for those buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Dallas County, Iowa. IA Gen Web Iowa Gravestones Find A Grave Billion Graves
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dallas County, Iowa. Official Website The land that now forms Dallas County was ceded by the Sac and Fox nation to the United States in a treaty signed on October 11, 1842. Dallas County's name referred to United States Vice President George M. Dallas, who served from 1845 to 1849. Adjacent Counties Adair County Guthrie Count...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Polk County, Iowa. Official Website The county was established in 1846 and was named for United States President James K. Polk, who served from 1845 to 1849. Adjacent Counties Boone County Dallas County Madison County Warren County Story County Jasper County Marion County Cities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Madison County, Iowa. Official Website Madison County was formed on January 13, 1846. It has been self-governed since 1849. It was named after James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States. Hiram Hurst, a suspected murderer, arsonist and hog thief, was the first white settler in Madison County, having come f...
This Elmwood Cemetery Project is a memorial for those who are interested in the persons buried there. It is located west of the village of Minburn, in Sugar Grove Twp. near the center of Dallas County in the great state of Iowa. For diving directions, turn west at the crossroad at U.S. Hwy 169 & county road F-31, driving approximately two miles on F-31. It is a lovely, picturesque, well ma...
This project is for those buried in Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry, Dallas County, Iowa. Violet Hill Cemetery is on the north side of the town of Perry. To reach the cemetery, take 1st street to Park St, and continue to the cemetery. It is divided into two sections by 8th Street which goes north and south through the middle, making two distinct parts. The west side has a burial dated 1849, Welco...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Guthrie County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed on January 15, 1851 and named after Captain Edwin B. Guthrie, who had died in the Mexican–American War. Adjacent Counties Greene County Dallas County Adair County Carroll County Audubon County Cities Adair Bagley Bayard Casey Coon Rapids Guthrie...